Plowpoint



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. Patented Mar. 27, 1923..

UNITED srATEs oHARLEs H. KGLER, or

LEXINGTON, NEBRASKA.

PLowroIN'r.

Application led April 10,

To all whom t may concern. Y

Be it known that l, CHARLES H. KUGLER, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Lexington, in the county of Dawson and State of Nebraska, -have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Plowpoints, of .which the following is a specification. f

, My invention relates to a point for plows l0 that may be welded in place when the plow becomes worn and dull or the point is broken in any manner.

An object of my invention is to provide a point that will be simple inA construction Another object is to provide such a point that may be readily welded in place by a blacksmith in. a minimumof time and which fw will render the plow substantially as good as new. f

Other objects will be apparent from the.' following detailed description and the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a perspective view of a plow share with a point welded in place as indicated.

'Figures`2 and 3 are sideviews showing htw the point may be applied to shares having their points worn to different shapes.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the point itself.

The ordinary plow has a share A- anda land side 'B forming an angle therewith, the

cutting edge of the share tapering oi toA a point of intersection with the landside. This point becomes worn quite rapidly in use-becoming blunt, and is alsonot infre quently broken Gili". ln eitherA case the plow 4@ is rendered almost useless or in any event its efficiency is reduced to a great extent.' Unless some way is provided for replacing the point the whole share is rendered valueless and must be thrown away.

According to my invention an eXtra point is: provided indicated as a whole in Figure A' and designated by the reference letter C. This point C has one face l' generally triangular in shape that fits over the plow 5@ share, and a side forming a part of thev landside when the new point is applied. This part \2 is widest in the middle and tapers substantially to a point at each end as indicated at Sand 4r. These parts l and 2 may be made separately and welded v7 at the upper and lower corners respec- VA1922. Serial N0. 551,338.

or drop forged together, or they may be made in a single piece.

rlhe part`2 is provided with a lug and the parti is provided with two lugs 6 and 6o tively.

Assuming that the point of the plow has been worn as indicated by the dotted line 8" in Figure l or as shown at 9 and l0 in Figures 2 and 3 respectively, a new point C is slipped into position as shown in Figures 2 and 3. The ear or lug 5 fits on the inner side of the land side, the lug 6 lits over the outside of the landside at the top, and the lug 7 lits Aover the edge of the share. These lugs serve to hold thek device in position while it is being welded, and although they may be omitted in some .,cases, they add greatly to the value of the device.

After being placed in position the point is welded to the front or cutting edge and landside' portion of the share, ythe line of weld being indicated by the line l1 in Figure l. The lug 5 is turned up on the inner side ofl the landside and welded thereto, the lug 6 is turned down on the outer side of the land slide at the topI and welded thereto,

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\while the lug 7 is turned o-ver the front or cutting edge of the share and welded to the bottom thereof. After the new point is welded in position the edge is msharpened in -any desiredmanner, and the plow is substantially as' good as new.

Since by far the greater part of the wear of the plow comes on the part that is thus renewed, it is obvious that the life ofthe plow can be greatly lengthened by renewing the point as desired.' rlhe device is simple and cheap and can be applied by any blacksmith. Although l have described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is obvious that minor changes may be made without departing from the spirit thereof, and it is to be understoodthat'the invention is limited only by the terms of the appendedi- 10G claims.

l' claim as my invention:

l. A plow point comprising a share portion substantially triangular in shape and having bent over lugs at its rear corners, and a landside portion rigid therewith which tapers from the center toward each KVend and at its rear end has a bent over lug,

the entire point being adapted to be welded on to a worn plow share. il@

tion the lug on 2. A plow point comprising a Share portion substantially triangular in Shape and having bent over lugs at its rear corners, and a landside portionintegral therewith which tapers from the center toward each end and at its rear end has a bent over lng, the entire point being adapted to be welded on to a worn plow share, in which operathe land side portion is welded to the inside of the landsidie of the share, the top lug on the share portion is welded on the outside of the landside portion, and the .bottom lug onv the share portion is welded over the edge and on to the bottom of the front edge portion of I the share. y

3. A plow point comprising rigid share and landside portions which meet at the usual angle and are adapted to fit overa worn. plow share, the share portion when welded to theshare forming a, continuation of the plow share and the landslide portion forming a, continuation of the landside portion of the plow, and lugs on the rear end of both the share and la-ndside portions which are adapted to hold the point in position during the welding operation.

In `testimony whereof, ll have hereunto subscribed my name.`

CHARLES H. KUGLER. 

